Metallic railway-tie.



No. 806,453.l y w PATENTED DEC. 5, 1905.

` B. G. BBALUR. v METALLIC RAILWAY TIB.

APPLICATION FILED IEB. 1e. 1905 WI .n

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,y No. 806,453.

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`BUDDe.l BEALR, oF AsrfINWALL, PENNSYLVANIA.

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To aZZ whom t may con/cern.

Be it known that I, BUDD G. BnALoR, a resident of Aspinwall, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Metallic Railway-Ties; and I do hereby declare the .following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

lVly invention relates to railway-track structures, and more especially tofthe cross-'ties and means'for connecting the rails thereto.

The object of' my invention is to providea metallic ycross-tie and rail-fastening means which are'strong, simple, and `cheap of construction. and whereby the gage of the track can beadjusted'when necessary.

The invention consists in details of construction and arrangement hereinafter de` scribed andl claimed'.l

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 is a plan viewy of my improved railway-tie and rail-fastening means,"showing sectionsof the rails inplace. Fig. 2 is in part a side elevation and i-n part a central longitudinal section, being taken on the line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a crosssection on the line 3 3, Fig. 1. Fig. l4

is alongitudinalsection, onl an enlarged scale,

on the line 4 4, Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is a longi tudinal sectional view showing the arrangement on curves.

`The cross-tie preferably will be a: suitable metallic trough-shaped member'l placed ,with its sides projecting upwardly. vIt is shown in the form of a rolled channel 1, having its web l2, forming the bottom of the trough, and its anges 3, projecting upwardly and forming the sides. Itis obvious, however, that in lieu thereof I'may use a plate pressed into trough form and, if desired, it may be provided with outwardly-projecting flanges at the upper edges of its sides. This trough-shaped member is adapted to be embedded in the ballast in the ordinary way, and in order to prevent it movingendwise triangular-shaped por- -tions of its bottom are punched out and bent downwardly to form the projections 5, which take into the ballast underneath the tie and v prevent endwise movement of the latter. At the same time the. openings 6, formed by punching out the projections 5, serve to drain the trough. As many of these projections 5 may be punched .out as are necessary to properly hold the tie inplace. These projections are locatedinside of the rail-bases, so as not to weaken the tie and to be in position to catch into ballast where the latter is solid.

' Speccaton of Letters Patent. Application nea February `16, 1905.. sayin No. 245,838.'

Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

The triangular shape of said projections enablesthem to 'embed themselves in solidlypacked ballast.y v v ling plates 7, lresting uponthe edges ofthe sides 3 of the. tie and preferably being proof the plates laterally of the tie. The shoulas shown, or outside the same. lf desired, -the 'plate-7 may beset down in recesses formed in the top. edges of the trough sides. v'fflahese plates'VY are provided with slots 9, through which pass fastening-bolts 10, the latter preferably being provided at their lower ends with hooks l1, which takeinto openings 12, formed inthe sidesiof the tie. these boltsv project through openings in rail'- outer ends-fortightening these clamps.

The clamps 14 may be of any suitable'shape to engage the base of the rails. On curves they preferably will .be extended upwardly,

web of the rail and prevent the same from turning. Av pair of clamps will be used at each of the rails, these being located on opthey might be directly opposite each other. The boltslO will be inclined diagonally in oppositedirections, as shown in Fig. 2, so that when necessary to. adjust the gage of the track of said bolts and tightening the nut on the opposite bolt, thus moving the rail in one di.- rection or the other and bringing the trackinto exact gage. Generally it will be necessary ltighten the one for the outer clamp. The hooked connection of the bolts in theholes 12 and the slots 9 in the plates7 permit the bolts to swing and accommodate themselves to this adjustment. The faces 17 of the clamps 14,

gles to the axes of the bolts, so that the nuts will have a 'firm bearing against thefclamps. A suitable nut-lock (not shown) will be provided.

' The track construction described is. simple and cheap of manufacture and at 'the same time strong and efficient. The tie `member can be any suitable rolled channel member or `\a.pre'ssed plate.

itexcept to punch out the projections 5 in the bottom and the slots or openings 12 in At their "upper ends Underneath,4 the rails are the rail-support-- videdl with shoulders 8 to prevent movement v to loosen the `nut for the inner clamp and IOO against which the nuts bear, are at right anv No work need be done onV A .f

the sides. The rail-securing means can be easily and quickly applied by merely hooking the bolts 10 into the openings l2 and passing them up through the rail-base plates 7. Any ordinary workman can secure the rails in place. f Should the track get out of gage, as is liable to happen under severe traflic, it can be easily brought back to gage by merely loosening the nut on one securing-bolt and tightening that on the other securing-bolt, thus moving the rail into its proper place.

Various modifications may be made in the details of construction without departing from my invention. The diagonal arrangement of the fastening-bolts in order to provide for the adjustment of the gage of the track may of course be applied to a cross-tie or base member of any form.

What I claim is- 1. A railway-track structure comprising a trough-shaped metallic cross-tie, a rail supported thereon with its lower face in proximity to the upper face of the cross-tie, a pair of clamps arranged to engage the rail-base on opposite sides thereof, and a pair of adjustable securing members attached to the sides of the trough-shaped cross-tie near its bottom and projecting diagonally upwardly and in opposite directions and each being connected to a clamp.

2. A railway-track structure comprising a metallic cross-tie,a rail supported thereon with its lower face in proximity to the upper face of the cross-tie, a pair of clamps arranged to engage the rail-base on opposite sides thereof, and a pair of bolts provided at one end with hooks for engaging the cross-tie near its botvtom and projecting diagonally upwardly and bolts engaging said clamps.

4. A railway-track structure comprising it metallic trough shaped cross-tie, a rail-base plate adapted to support theI rail, said plate resting on the top of said tie and provided with slots whose axes are substantially parallel with the axis of the tie, a pair of clamps arranged to engage the rail-base on opposite sides thereof, and a pair of holding-rods connected at one end to said tie and projecting diagonally upwardly and in opposite directions and through the slots in the rail-base plate and being adjustably connected to said clamps.

5. A railway-track structure comprising a metallic cross-tie provided with vertical portions having holes therein, a rail-base plate resting upon said tie and provided with slots, a pair of clamps arranged to engage the railbase on opposite sides thereof, and a pair of bolts provided at one end with hooks for engaging the openings in the tie, said bolts projecting diagonally upwardly and in opposite direction and through the slots in the rail-base plates, and each being connected to a clamp.

6. A railway-track structure comprising a metallic trough-shaped cross-tie adapted to be placed with its sides projecting upwardly and provided with openings in its sides, rail-base plates resting on the upper edges of said trough-shaped member and provided with slots, a pair of clamps arranged to engage the rail-base on opposite sides thereof, and a pair of bolts connected to said tie and projecting diagonally upwardly and in opposite directions and through the slots in the rail-base plate and through openings in the clamps, and nuts on the outer ends of said bolts and engaging said clamps. A

7. A railway cross-tie comprising atroughshaped metallic member adapted to be placed with its sides projecting upwardly and having triangular portions of its bottom between the rail-seats punched 'out and bent downwardly to form holding means and drain-openings.

In testimony whereof I, the said BUDD G. BEALOR, have hereunto set my hand.

BUDD G. BEALOR.

Witnesses:

G. KREMER, SION B. SMITH. 

